Writer&#39;s hand-support.



UNIT-ED STATES MICHAEL LALLY, OF NORTH LAWRENCE, OHIO.

W R'I'T E RS HAND-S U PPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 25, 1906.

Application filed May 31,1905. Serial No. 263.142.

T alt whom it may concern;

Be it known that 1, MICHAEL LALLY, a citizen 0f the United States, residing at North Lawrence, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Writers Hand-Support, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to a ball-bearing writing-ring for supporting the hand of a writer.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of rings and to provide a simple and comparatively inexpensive one, designed particularly for the use of pen'men to render the hand firm and steady and lessen the labor of writing and adapted to prevent cramping the fingers.

A further object of the invention is to provide a ring of this character capable of ready adjustment to fit any finger and adapted to enable the hand to move freely over the paper without soiling the same.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed .out in the claims hereto appended, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size, and minor details of construction within the scope of the claims may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a ball-bearing writing-ring constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the same. Fig. '3 is a detail perspective view illustrating the construction of the clip for securing the\ring in its adjustment. Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the clip. i Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

I designates a ring having an enlarged portion 2 and consisting of a hoop or strip of metal provided with overlapped ends 3 and 4:- The overlapped ends of the ring are adapted to slide on each other for varying the size of the ring to enable the same to fit any finger, and after the ring has been properly adjusted to fit a finger it is secured in its adjustment by means of, a clip 5. The clip 5 consists of oppositely-disposed combined guiding and clamping flanges formed intogral withthe end 4, which is arranged at the "ing terminated at or adjacent to-the center thereof, as clearly shown in Fig. 4. of the drawings. The flanges form the two sides of the clip, and when the latter is compressed against the end portion 3 the ring will be securely held in its adjustment.

The enlarged portion of the ring, which is substantially elliptical, as shown, is curved to conform to the curvature of the ring and forms a continuation of the. adjacent portions of the ring and constitutes a portion of the same, as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The outer face of the enlarged portion 2 of the ring is conveXed and has mounted on it a plurality of bearings or settings 6, arranged in a cluster and consisting of curved prongs and receiving a plurality of balls 7, which are preferably three in number, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. These prongs, which are curved to conform to the configuration of the balls, extend beyond the center of the same and embrace and retain the balls in the bearings. The balls extend from the curved portion 2 of the ring at different angles, and the outer supporting-surfaces are arranged in diflerent planes, and

they form a tri od sup ort for the hand. The balls are suffihiently oose in the bearings or settings to revolve freely when they are moved over a surface, and they enable the hand of the writer to move freely and frictionless, and thereby lessen the labor of writing. The tripod support also permits the hand to have a free rocking or pivotal movement and does not require the hand to be maintained in a stiff or cramped condition. v

The ring is designed to be worn on the little finger, and when it is desired to use the same for Writing the enlarged portion is turned around to cause the balls to rest upon the paper or supporting-surface, and they are adapted to prevent the hand from coming in contact wiith the paper and will avoid soiling the. same. The ring is adapted to render the hand firm and steady, and it will greatly facilitate rapid writing by preventing the hand from sticking or adhering to the paper, especially. when the hand perspires. The ring also presents an ornamental appearance and may be worn at all times, so as to be in position for instant use.

Havingthus fully described my invention,

What I claimas new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A Writers hand-sup ort consisting of a ring of a size to fit the illger and provided With an enlarged portion curved to correspond to the curvature of the ring and constituting a portion of the same, and a cluster of antifriction devices arranged in the form of a setting and extending from the enlarged portion of the ring at different angles and having their outer supporting-faces arranged in different planes, said antifriction devices forming a tripod su port for the hand and permitting a pivota or rocking movement and a free sliding movement.

2. A Writers hand-su port consisting of a ring provided with a c uster of antifriction devices arranged in the form of a setting and MICHAEL LA] I H Witnesses R. A. PoLLooK, JOHN HoncsoN. 

